Articles by James Lomond

As you know, fresh from wrapping up the shoot for Series 8, Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman (does anyone else miss the “Louise”?) were whisked away on a promotional world tour. They’ve received Big Love from the UK, South Korea and most recently touched down in Australia to meet the fans. In this clip from…

Her name is EMILY BLAKE and she is a FAN GIRL! …Her words. Alarum, Kasterborites – we bring to your attention a delightful looking kickstarter aimed at making a short film rom-com set in the subculture (superculture?) of sci-fi conventions and cosplay… Take a look at the kickstarter video – the film (would/ will) be…

The good Doctor is not the first time-and-space faring eccentric to have emerged from writers’ imaginations. While Canadian television producer and originator of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman, was explicit about the influence of H. G. Wells, there is another mysterious adventurer that bears a striking resemblance to the Doctor… Doctor Omega, from Arnould Galopin’s 1906…

The narrative territory of Big Finish just keeps growing – the Companion Chronicles have explored and expanded the early years of the first three Doctors, now sadly lacking their leading men. We’ve had a new companion join Steven and the First Doctor, another come back to life as a possessed house, we’ve had new companions…

Sex, dear reader. With a new Doctor’s debut episode hurtling towards us from the near future, the age-old questions about what kind of character the Doctor should be are rising from the murky depths of fandom. And front of the queue is sex… Not sex sex, of course but implied sexual attraction – flirting. Since…

When it comes to saving the planet, our own efforts are usually a bit less effective than the Doctor’s. However I’m sure he’d agree that hopping on our bikes and using leg-power instead of fuel is something that we can all do – one imagines that anti-grav bikes must be somehow environmentally friendly. The Doctor’s…

The lovely chaps at TVShowtime.com have furnished us with an infographic showing how frequently Doctor Who companions and other characters were discussed after each episode. The site/app allows you coordinate TV-viewing par excellence – the next best thing to abandoning physical form altogether and becoming a being of pure televisual energy. You can track when…